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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1947
Page
5
Kern County Fair officials announce plans for the Community Building exhibits at the annual fair. Committees will be formed to organize each community display, aiming to surpass prewar displays and attract more visitors. The board projects attendance to reach about 135000 during Fair Week.
Thirteen youngsters helped Kathleen Ball celebrate her fifth birthday with games and refreshments. Ice cream and birthday cake accompanied the afternoon party hosted by Kathleen and her mother Mrs. Jimmy Ball.
Mrs P L Arnold visited her sister Mrs Sue Sievers in Glen Dale last week for a family visit.
In Shafter a small cottage at California and Munzer and the Oscar Weidmans home are described as having distinct personalities shaped by care and history. The piece notes flowering yards and enduring serenity, suggesting homes reflect their occupants and endure through time despite modern pressures.
The Ladies Aid of the Union Congregational Church will gather at Mrs. Fred Ruhlman's home on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Co hosts are Mrs. W. S. Harper and Mrs. Christine Roscamp. Mrs. Clayton Montgomery will give the devotionals.
The Richland P T A invites the public to a tea tomorrow at 2 30 p m. A Sewing Class exhibit from Home Economics will show articles and dresses while 7th and 8th grade boys display shop project items. Hostesses Mrs Sturges and Mrs John Siemens will serve refreshments.
Mr and Mrs Harry Paslay recently visited their son and daughter in law the Dudley Paslays of Bakersfield. The family enjoyed a social evening at home and shared a dinner together.
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